The rich young man wanted to know what we all want to know how to live in this life so that we might live forever in the world to come. So, the Lord said to him: “There is one more thing you must do. Go, and sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions” (Mark 10:21-22). He want eternal life yet unwilling to embrace the core message of Jesus: LOVE. And love is total self-giving: “There is no greater love than for a man to offer his life for his friends.” The young man went away sad. He was not willing to share, so he cannot love, and therefore, he cannot follow Jesus to eternal life. The call to discipleship is a call to let go, and share our life and possessions with others and thereby store up heavenly treasures. Now is the time to let go; now is the time to share; now is the time to follow Jesus and discover the beauty of freedom from material things. For those who seriously heed this lesson, Jesus has this promise: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age and eternal life in the age to come.
Shalom!
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